Article carrying case and washer



Dec. 23,1952 c. L. CARLSON ARTICLE CARRYING CASE AND WASHER Filed July23, 1947 /NVENTO/2 CARL L. CAELSON Patented Dec. 23, 1952 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE ARTICLE CARRYING CASE AND WASHER Carl L. Carlson, Moline,Ill.

Application July 23, 1947, Serial No. 763,097

1 Claim. 1

The present invention relates to an article carrying case and washer andmore specifically to a container for carrying and Washing golf balls.

It is well known that while playing a game of golf, the balls that arewhite in color, get dirty and stained from dirt and grass. When theballs get discolored it makes it difficult for a player to follow theball on a drive.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a container that canbe used for carrying golf balls or other articles, one that may beattached to a golf bag or carried on the person of a player or caddy.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of means in acontainer that will support balls or other articles, so that the entirearea of balls or other articles will be subjected to a Wash.

A still further object of the present invention is the provision of acontainer having a liquid therein, in which the momentum of the carrierof the container agitates and regurgitates the liquid.

A still further object of the present invention is the provision of aWasher that is simple in structure and one that may be manufactured at aminimum of cost.

With the above objects in view, the advantages of the present inventionwill become fully apparent as reference is made to the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the device.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a modified form of rack and shown in a horizontal position.

Figure 5 is a view of another modified form of rack shown in horizontalposition.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral I represents a container of anysuitable material, and it comprises a body H and a cap I2. The body atits open end is provided with screw threads l3 that are engaged bythreads I4 in the cap |2. Within the container is a washing liquidrepresented by the letter A.

The cap of the container is provided with a bail that is secured to thecap |2 by rivets I6, however other means may be used for securing thebail. Within the container I0 is a rack or clip having a fiat tophorizontal portion l8 and a fiat bottom horizontal portion IS, the fiatportion l8 impinging against the inner face of the cap l2 and rigidlysecured thereto by the rivets I6, thus suspending the rack or clip inthe container, the fiat bottom horizontal portion I9 being in spacedrelation from the bottom wall of the container. The clip or rack isprovided with semicircular portions 20 and 2|, a portion 22 of the rackbeing disposed inwardly. Diametrically opposite the semi-circularportions 20 and 2| are respectively, semi-circular portions 23 and 24,the ends 25 and 25 being in spaced relation to each other forming anopening 21. The semi-circular portions 29, 23 and 2|, 24 respectivelyform pockets for golf balls 28 or other similar articles.

In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 4, the rack orclip comprises a strip 29 of suitable material having a plurality ofarms 30 disposed at right-angles thereto and forming pockets orcompartments 3|, either of the ends 32 may be secured to the cap I2.

In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Figure 5, a strip33 of suitable material is formed or bent into a plurality of pockets orcompartments 34, either of the end walls 35 being adapted to be securedto the cap |2 by any suitable means.

While the present invention has been disclosed in connection withcertain specific embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that theseare by Way of example rather than by way of limitation and that theinvention is to be defined by the attendant claim which should be givena scope as broad as is consistant with the prior art.

What is claimed is:

A ball washing device consisting of a container, a cover, and aresilient ball holding clip on said cover, said clip having fiat upperand lower portions, complementary opposed concave portions equidistantfrom each of said upper and lower portions, and one open and one closedside portion, the center of said closed side being disposed convexlytoward said open side, said open side extending partially upwardly anddownwardly along said concave portions.

CARL L. CARLSON.

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